Mithridates II of Pontus

Mithridates II of Pontus (275 BC-210 BC) was King of Pontus from 250 BC to 210 BC, succeeding Ariobarzanes and preceding Mithridates III.

Biography
Mithridates was born in 275 BC, the son of Ariobarzanes of Pontus and Alittum. He succeeded his father as King in 250 BC, and, shortly after he acceded to the throne, he faced a Gallic invasion, which was eventually repulsed. He married Seleucus II Callinicus' sister with the province of Phrygia as a dowry, but he later went to war with Seleucus and defeated him at Ancyra in 235 BC, inflicting 20,000 casualties on the Seleucids. In 222 BC, he had his daughter marry Antiochus III. Two years later, he declared war on the wealthy and powerful city of Sinope, but he was unable to weaken it, and it would not be conquered until 183 BC. He died in 210 BC, and he was succeeded as King by his son Mithridates III of Pontus.